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Publication Date: April 22, 2026 - 14:05
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New charge laid against accused in crossing guard hit-and-run case
April 22, 2026
Xzander Wright was already charged with failing to stop after a crash, following a collision last month that claimed the life of crossing guard Peter Clark. Now the 19-year-old is also accused of dangerous operation causing death, police say.
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A Toronto driver who fought and lost an accusation of failing to stop at a red light nearly two decades back has cleared his name on appeal. Neville Greene was charged on June 4, 2007. He pleaded not guilty, but a justice of the peace convicted him on July 10, 2008, after a police officer testified that he watched Greene turn left at the intersection of Sheppard Avenue West and Jane Street after the light turned red. “The Justice of the Peace’s reasons for conviction consist of the following two sentences: The officer was clear, concise and convincing of all the elements of the...
May 21, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Good morning. Uber drivers in Victoria scored a historic contract, but the fight over wages continues – more on that below, along with generic Ozempic’s long-awaited arrival and the murder charges against Cuba’s former president Raúl Castro. But first:
May 21, 2026 - 06:31 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
When Lady Fantasia LaPremiere and Mz Molly Poppinz—or, to use the names by which they are known outside of Thunder Bay’s drag circles, John Forget and Felicia Crichton—first started getting messages about a hateful post circulating on Facebook in 2022, they thought the mature thing would be to ignore it. The post was on a page called “Real Thunder Bay Courthouse—Inside Edition” and featured headshots of Lady Fantasia and Mz Molly from a poster for a drag queen storytime event at the public library. “Apparently, our City Council is completely unaware of local drag queens who have been...
May 21, 2026 - 06:30 | Linda Besner | Walrus
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